hard-boiled egg

1. 1.

   an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify

   Synonymshard-cooked egg

   Broaderboiled egg

   NarrowerEaster egg

Questions about hard-boiled egg

What does hard-boiled egg mean?

hard-boiled egg means "an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify".

What is another word for hard-boiled egg?

Close synonyms include hard-cooked egg. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.